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Charles Crichton

Charles Crichton

Director and editor, also writer and actor · Died September 14, 1999, aged 89 · Merseyside, England, UK

Charles Ainslie Crichton was an English film director and film editor. He became best known for directing comedies produced at Ealing Studios. Crichton enjoyed an extremely long career, editing and directing many films and television programmes over a period exceeding forty years.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1910
Died
September 14, 1999 (aged 89)
From
Merseyside, England, UK
Works as
Director and editor, also writer and actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Charles Crichton's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Society
23%
Ideas
15%
Morality
12%
Self
9%
Power
9%
Survival
5%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Warm
6
Thrilling
5
Joyful
2
Contemplative
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Crichton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Crichton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

54 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • A Fish Called Wanda(1988)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Interviewee

  • Cosmic Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Smuggler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Alien Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Dick Turpin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Return of the Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Rentaghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Day After Tomorrow(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Space: 1999(1975)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Protectors(1972)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Black Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 18 episodes · Director

  • Shirley's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Here Come the Double Deckers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Strange Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Man in a Suitcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • He Who Rides a Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • The Third Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Man of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Boy Who Stole a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Writer

  • The Battle of the Sexes(1960)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Floods of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Law and Disorder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • The Man in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • The Divided Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • The Love Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • The Titfield Thunderbolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Hunted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • The Lavender Hill Mob(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dance Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Train of Events (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Whisky Galore!(1949)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Another Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Against the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Hue and Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Dead of Night(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Girl of the Canal(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • For Those in Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Greek Testament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Associate Producer

  • The Big Blockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • Find, Fix and Strike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Old Bill and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Guests of Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Young Veteran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • The Thief of Bagdad(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • 21 Days Together(1940)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Elephant Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Editor

  • Things to Come(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sanders of the River(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1935 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 53: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting41 of 53: 38 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting3 of 53: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 53: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing9 of 53: 9 only editing, 0 with another role

53 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1930s3 · crew1940s15 · crew1950s9 · crew1960s10 · crew1970s10 · crew1980s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Charles Crichton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most loved · director

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Charles Crichton's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Charles Crichton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Crichton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Hornbeck shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles